Akturk, UmmuhanAslan, Hakime2024-08-042024-08-0420211061-37491945-7049https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-D-20-00028https://hdl.handle.net/11616/100345Background/aim: This study was conducted to determine the validity and reliability of the Breast Cancer Cultural Beliefs Scale for women with breast cancer in Turkish society. Materials and methods: The population of this study was composed of patients diagnosed with breast cancer who were treated for cancer in the Adult Chemotherapy Unit. A total of 178 women with breast cancer participated in this study. Results: In order to determine the factor structure of the scale, principal component analysis was performed. Cronbach's alpha was used to determine the reliability of the scale scores. The results explained 62.93% of the total variance of the scale. The result of the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin test was determined to be 0.813, and that of Bartlett's test was 723.56. Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the scale was.74. Conclusion: It was determined that the Breast Cancer Cultural Beliefs Scale was a valid and reliable tool for assessing the cultural beliefs of women in Turkey.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessbreast cancerpatient and clinical delaycultural beliefsacculturationTurkeyArticle2934244403451842310.1891/JNM-D-20-000282-s2.0-85120672289Q3WOS:000727388300009N/A